Wriddhiman Saha serves notice
On a comeback trail following rehabilitation for a shoulder injury, Wriddhiman Saha struck a 62-ball 129 for Bengal against Arunachal Pradesh in Cuttack. This was only Saha’s second T20 century; his first was for Kings XI Punjab in the IPL 2014 final in Bengaluru, which Kolkata Knight Riders won. In all, Saha, who opened the batting, struck 16 fours and four sixes as Bengal posted 234 for 6. They received lower order muscle courtesy Vivek Singh’s 18-ball 49.
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Karnataka hang on, Mumbai upset
The big boys had anything but easy outings. It needed a cameo from former Karnataka captain R Vinay Kumar to see them over the line against Chhattisgarh. Walking in at No. 7 with Karnataka needing 62 off 30 balls, Vinay smashed an unbeaten 14-ball 34 courtesy four sixes as Karnataka chased down Chhattisgarh’s 171 for 3 with four balls to spare. This meant Karnataka are now unbeaten after five matches.
Star-studded Mumbai didn’t have much luck as they slumped to their first loss of the competition, against Railways. Chasing 176, their top three – Prithvi Shaw, Ajinkya Rahane and Shreyas Iyer – were dismissed inside five overs for a combined contribution of 26. Suryakumar Yadav’s 38 was the highest of the innings that lasted 18.1 overs. Mumbai were bowled out for 118 to lose by 57 runs, with fast bowler Ashish Yadav picking up four wickets. This was Mumbai’s first loss in five matches.
Vijay hits form but Tamil Nadu lose
Elsewhere in Surat, Himachal Pradesh beat Tamil Nadu by seven wickets, chasing down a paltry 138 for 9 with an over to spare. TN failed to produce a batting performance of note, with only M Vijay, playing his second game of the competition, making runs. Opening the batting, he top scored with a 58-ball 77, hitting 10 fours and a six. Prashant Chopra made an unbeaten 68 in the chase to see his side through. TN now have two wins and two losses in four matches.
Source: ESPN Crickinfo